I have a chow/golden retriever mix that needs a butt cut. Her butt is REALLY fluffy. Will this cut through all that hair without overheating?
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I have a hairy, double coated mutt that showed up a few years ago and because her hair is long and fine, it picks up every burr in our fields. And she is why I bought the heavy duty Andis. I use a #3 3/4 skip tooth, cuts about 1/2" (you may want to get one that cuts 3/4" or more, but the skip tooth makes for a more layered look than the full tooth blades. Get the blade size you want but I would suggest the skip tooth blade for those thick coats. You may have to stop for awhile if the blade get too hot, especially to begin with. I cut my dog every couple mo nths so it doesn't take so much effort each time. You might want to do it outside also. We live in the country and I just let the wind blow the hair into the fields-easy clean up!
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Yes, my dog is long haired and sweats when wearing it so I trim the hair around his next and it works great!
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I don't see why not. If you think they will sit still for it. My wife has used this clipper on my own head and with amazing results (I use it now in place of my other clipper). It is powerful enough for matted fur. Our dog is wheaten Terrier and her hair grows just like human hair. If we don't give her a hair cut regularly, her hair will grow straight to the ground! And boy does it get tangled and matted! When that happens we just shave her closer. This clipper gets pretty warm, but has not failed to work. (When JD's hair gets that unruly her haircut just takes a little longer. Which she does not mind one bit. She loves all of the attention. Hope this helps.
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I used it on my Yorkie - Maltase mix and it didn't get through her fur. So I would not recommend it.
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It will cut the hair and the blades can even be replaced but it also gets rids of tons of the dead hair. It's one of my favorite tools for using on my Havanese's coat. Their coats are high maintenance. Hope this helps.
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My dog has a very thick long coat and I cut it down to a very low cut. It does a great job without heating up.
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The clipper does get very warm and, after about 30 minutes, I got tired anyway. I have a labradoodle with mostly fine hair but some coarse hair and it works good on her.
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No idea since I have no experience with cutting animal hair or how those types of shears are constructed. But I would imagine that it would work in the same principle where the longer and thicker the hair is the longer it would take to cut and how quickly it would dull the blade.
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I would NOT advise it. I have a Teddybear Shichon and it will not cut through his hair. It is going to take a much more powerful and more expensive clipper. I wish I had NOT purchased this one. It is difficult to master I would imagine with a very good one---but this one is impossible. I am rethinking this because of my try. There are many other things needed like controle loop to keep them in position and good place for them to safely stand. Plus, it is time consuming for unskilled folks. I took about 4 hours and still was not happy with the results. Most had to be done with scissors. I would not recommend these for dog with thick hair.
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I've clipped my dog about ten times in the last two years. The blade got very warm once after about 15 to 20 minutes on its highest speed. I merely sprayed an aerosol lubricant on it and set it down for 5 minutes before resuming at the lower speed. The lubricant is specifically made for clippers. I usually use the lower speed setting and have never experienced it getting hot. Perhaps commercial groomers use the higher speed most of the time in order to clip as many dogs as possible.
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My daughter is the one doing the cutting. We have 2 dogs. One is a Terrier mix and the other is a Pomeranian and Chihuahua Mix. This one does not like to get his hair cut and moves a lot so she doesn't do it often but when she does, she cuts it first with scissors and then shaves it short.
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I'm no dog groomer by any means so I'd go on YouTube & watch. Are you cutting in right direction? Maybe comb too small & you need a wider one to glide they hair. Good luck!
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How long are you running it for? I've done grooming in sections since my shih tzu has alot of hair and not alot of patience. I do remember reading that just from duration of running the razor will have some heat. My best guess is it is a normal occurrence and perhaps to do shorter grooming sessions. I typically do 30min shaves with breaks/treats and I haven't experience it getting hot yet. Hopefully that helps dispel any worry.
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It depends on how thick the Chow's hair is, and if it has bad mats or not. If good condition, then a 4F or 3 3/4 F Andis blade would be a good length.
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I never tried it...I used scissors on my dogs hair beforehand. So I'm not able to give you a good answer, but I'm thinking it would.
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I have a Shih Tzu. The cutting will be a little choppy, after 3 weeks it looks good. I recommend the scaredy cut scissorsog if your does not like the electric razors. I also use regular hair cutting shears to even out various area's.
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My friend has a poodle and it did an excellent job on his dog. But be ware this clipper cuts very very short if you don't want it cut so short maybe buy another clipper as well.